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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing. The Wellness Coach will develop and monitor individual service plans in conjunction with agency consumers, identify and document any issues in daily living skills. Play a significant role as a member of the social service team in the development of off-site recreation, socialization, educational and skill building activities with a view towards community inclusion and integration. Participation in ongoing individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings and trainings is required.
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field, and as part of a rehabilitation services delivery team, with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing.
Responsibilities:
- Engage people with mental illness and assist them in meeting the demands of community living and maintaining their housing by teaching them the necessary skills, and linking them to services that will support their recovery, independence and self-determination
- Conduct Group Meetings on Wellness Management
- Complete service plan reviews for all residents
- Regularly assess, correct and report apartment and personal living space inspections conditions as assigned
- Provide Case Management for residents, engage residents in setting rehabilitation and housing support goals, and collaborate with them in developing a Housing Support Plan where indicated.
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The Vocational Specialist conducts initial vocational/educational assessment for all clients within specified time frame and makes determinations for job readiness, including programs that will target youth and young adults. The Vocational Specialist prepares and conducts scheduled educational groups addressing interviewing, daily living and interpersonal skill development, conduct mock interviewing sessions with clients. The incumbent coordinates community referrals and follows-up on initial assessment and recommendations and network with the business community to assist with maintaining and developing relationships to promote job development and placement for individuals. The ideal candidate has the ability to establish trust and a rapport with mentally ill and/or substance abuse consumers, their families, or significant others ability to design and conduct task focused groups and knowledge of group process.
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing. The Wellness Coach will develop and monitor individual service plans in conjunction with agency consumers, identify and document any issues in daily living skills. Play a significant role as a member of the social service team in the development of off-site recreation, socialization, educational and skill building activities with a view towards community inclusion and integration. Participation in ongoing individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings and trainings is required.
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Looking for a career that offers great pay, benefits, flexibility and growth? Well, S:US is the right place and now is the right time! S:US is looking for Porters to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of our shelter programs. The duties include: floor care (mopping, sweeping, buffing, waxing), cleaning bathrooms, separating recyclables, emptying garbage, wiping windows and walls, and cleaning stairway. Also, assisting with moving and storing program supplies, office furniture, office equipment and dorm furniture.
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The Assistant Program Director provides group living arrangements for individuals that are discharged from impatient hospitalization and assists the Program Director in the daily operation of the facility delivering quality service to resident.
Responsibilities:
- Familiarity with Federal, State and Local laws and regulations as they apply to the operation of the residence
- Compilation of activity reports related to residential services, program and building activities, as required
- All activities related to the securing, furnishing and maintaining acceptable standard for all residential apartments
- In the absence of the Program Director, conduct supervisory meetings with all staff and maintain documentation of these meetings
- Ensure the development and implementation of all clinical aspects of services provided to consumers of the program.
- Counsels residents in identifying and resolving social or other problems
- Development and implementation of individual client service plans in conjunction with program staff, client and other related individuals as indicated.
- Participates in discharge planning
- Provide Crisis Intervention when indicated including on-call coverage and documentation of events as they occur
- Attendance and participation in staff meetings and training as required
- Oversee activities of all program staff for quality assurance purposes
- Ensure the inspection of the building and equipment to determine the need and extent of service, equipment required to keep facilities in compliance with regulatory operation and safety requirements.
- Ensure program compliance with OSHA regulations.
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The Peer Specialist will perform a wide variety of tasks related to the care, support, education, socialization, habilitation, recovery/healing, safety, security, and support of adults diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse disorder who are transitioning to various levels of independent housing setting. These tasks focus on supporting, instructing, and assisting recipients of services to develop the skills needed to live, work, and socialize successfully in the community environments of their choice and also in maintaining a safe living environment. In addition, workers also advocate for clients and support families or other caregivers in their efforts to assist these individuals.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop, with consumers, individualized strategies for reducing the negative consequences of drug use and not taking medication for mental illness.
- Provide outreach intervention services through the distribution of materials, information, education and prevention messages to consumers in their homes and/or in group settings.
- Promote problem solving and decision making skill development, particularly in the areas of drug use, sexual risk reduction, and medical treatment.
- Provide resource and referral services to consumer in their homes and/or in group settings.
- Assemble and prepare harm reduction distribution materials to insure sufficient daily inventory to conduct outreach intervention efforts.
- Assess program participants’ needs and resources.
- Develop and monitor individual service plans in partnership with agency consumers.
- Interface with representatives from Probation/ Parole in order to encourage consumer compliance with requirements and facilitate communication.
- Assist agency consumers with accessing needed community services (medical, psychological, substance abuse, vocational, food, clothing, etc.) through the development of a referral network, referral and follow up.
- Act as advocate for consumer as appropriate; encourage and support self- advocacy.
- Accompany consumers on appointments, as appropriate.
- Identify any problems in daily living skills; provide hands on assistance and/or referral in addressing problems in daily living skills.
- Provide supportive counseling to agency consumers, as needed.
- Maintain a strong working relationship with case manager(s) to ensure quality of care, maintenance of benefits, and housing placement.
- Document all services in compliance with agency standards.
- Develop and facilitate a peer support group for agency consumers.
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The Case Manager will be responsible for addressing the preparatory needs of participants in the early stages of discharge planning, development of daily living skills, and coping mechanisms through group and individual work on the hospital units. The team will follow individuals into the community using the evidence-based Critical Time Intervention model of care to ensure that they become both linked and engaged with identified community providers and that their support network is sufficient to meet their needs. The role will require on call coverage and a willingness to work flexible hours.
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The Residential Aide will;
• Provide direct crisis intervention to clients and prepares incident reports of such interventions
• Monitor client when they are taking their medication if necessary
• Inform staff of any prescriptions given to client that must be filled (especially 12am-8am and weekend shifts)
• Brief incoming shifts of status of the facility (which includes all clients in and out of facility)
• Give verbal and written warnings to clients and hand out appropriate consequences such as extra chores, removal of store and telephone privileges
• Inform treatment staff of any concerns via an entry in communication logbook or a note in treatment staff mailbox
• Make copies of forms to be utilize for store passes, cigarette distribution, meal checklists, etc.
• Serve as staff escort when necessary
• Partake in educational training to enhance skills related to job function
• Performs various other tasks and responsibilities (i.e. facilitate morning/evening focus group
• Participate in staff meetings as required
• Provide coverage in the cafeteria during meal times, monitor the client bed area and remove any unnecessary items in accordance with DHS rules
• Coordinate and oversee morning/dispatches, petty cash (tokens, carfare, and lunch and dinner money) and escorts for clients as assigned and needed
• Hourly house/room rounds and recording of time and findings in communications logbook on all shifts
• Keep supervisor informed of all relevant information regarding the residents and the program
• Other duties as assigned
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Looking for a career that offers great pay, benefits, flexibility and growth? Well, S:US is the right place and now is the right time! S:US is looking for Porters to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of our shelter programs. The duties include: floor care (mopping, sweeping, buffing, waxing), cleaning bathrooms, separating recyclables, emptying garbage, wiping windows and walls, and cleaning stairway. The Porter is also responsible for the exterior of the building, snow and ice removal and upkeep of the grounds. Also, assisting with moving and storing program supplies, office furniture, office equipment and dorm furniture.
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing. The Wellness Coach will develop and monitor individual service plans in conjunction with agency consumers, identify and document any issues in daily living skills. Play a significant role as a member of the social service team in the development of off-site recreation, socialization, educational and skill building activities with a view towards community inclusion and integration. Participation in ongoing individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings and trainings is required.
This position provides Support Services to 30 tenants; Scatter Site Housing in boroughs Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn.
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The Care Coordinator will assume the care coordination responsibility for Chronically Ill clients identified from the NYS DOH (New York State Department of Health) list of high end users of Medicaid. Many of these clients will also have a co occurring disorder of mental illness and/or substance abuse. They will conduct Community outreach to CIDP clients to enroll potential clients who are identified by the NYS DOH. They will be expected to provide care management and coordination of the plan of care for this specified population in need of intensive case management including health education and advocacy. They will also provide intensive care coordination in a medical setting to include illness management. Travel is required; 80%.
Responsibilities:
- Help find, engage, and enroll clients from the NYS DOH list of eligible Brooklyn and Manhattan Medicaid beneficiaries who have chronic illness and possible mental illness and or substance abuse
- Assure that clients reliably attend medical appointments at outpatient clinics
- Assure that clients comply with prescription regiment
- Write clear service plans and progress notes and maintain meticulous documentation of service visits
- Provide services in the Clinical Home and in the community
- Carry a caseload of clients, each of which is to be visited once and at least one service provided during the course of a calendar month
- Coordinate ancillary care for clients to ensure continuous, comprehensive care
- Collaborate with all members of the team, primary care and specialty doctors and all partners on a regular basis
- Initiate appropriate referrals to additional services including home care and notify appropriate support staff of referral to ensure authorization
- Assist clients to obtain access to transportation
- Research, evaluate and recommend community resources to meet non medical needs of client (i.e. alternative resource programs, support groups and community support services.)
- Work with Medical Home team inpatient providers, discharge planners and nurse partners to ensure efficient use of inpatient resources and a timely discharge to an appropriate setting
- Facilitate and participate in client care conference for medical and peer review
- Collaborate with mental heath and substance abuse care providers to ensure coordination of all services and integration of services
- Work collaboratively with the ValueOptions Field Care Coordinator to provide and link clients to services that facilitate illness management
- Provide verbal and written illness management educational protocols
- Immediately reports serious incidents, serious incident allegations, incidents, or sensitive situations to supervisors. Completes incident reports in accordance with CIDP policy
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing. The Wellness Coach will develop and monitor individual service plans in conjunction with agency consumers, identify and document any issues in daily living skills. Play a significant role as a member of the social service team in the development of off-site recreation, socialization, educational and skill building activities with a view towards community inclusion and integration. Participation in ongoing individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings and trainings is required.
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The Substance Use Counselor will provide group, individual counseling and case management to chemically dependent clients. Complete all related documentation, including progress notes and treatment plans. Communicate with other staff members as needed and participate in case conference and meetings.
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Group and individual counseling, assessment, family counseling
- Case management and referral
- Urine tracking and monitoring
- All required documentation including progress notes, treatment plans discharge summaries
- Participate in staff meetings, case conferences, utilization review, change teams, staff development, clinical supervision and trainings
- Meet billing targets and maintain compliance with requirements of Medicaid billing
- Other duties as requested
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The Wellness Coach will;
Responsibilities:
- Engage people with mental illness and assist them in meeting the demands of community living and maintaining their housing by teaching them the necessary skills, and linking them to services that will support their recovery, independence and self-determination
- Conduct Group Meetings on Wellness Management
- Complete service plan reviews for all residents
- Regularly assess, correct and report apartment and personal living space inspections conditions as assigned
- Provide Case Management for residents, engage residents in setting rehabilitation and housing support goals, and collaborate with them in developing a Housing Support Plan where indicated
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field, and as part of a rehabilitation services delivery team, with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing.
Responsibilities:
- Engage people with mental illness and assist them in meeting the demands of community living and maintaining their housing by teaching them the necessary skills, and linking them to services that will support their recovery, independence and self-determination
- Conduct Group Meetings on Wellness Management
- Complete service plan reviews for all residents
- Regularly assess, correct and report apartment and personal living space inspections conditions as assigned
- Provide Case Management for residents, engage residents in setting rehabilitation and housing support goals, and collaborate with them in developing a Housing Support Plan where indicated.
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The Substance Use Specialist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing counseling to participants of an intensive residential treatment program. The Specialist will engage program participants in individual and group substance abuse counseling and facilitate Evidence Based Practice groups. The Specialist will document and maintain records as required and according to agency and OASAS regulations. Responsibilities also include providing crisis intervention services, referrals for psychiatric assessments, working with clients in developing treatment plans and identifying community based referrals for continued treatment upon move out.
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The Peer Specialist ensures the quality of care for consumers who are living with mental health problems, and provides harm reduction outreach and case management services.
Responsibilities:
- Interface with representatives from Probation/ Parole in order to encourage consumer compliance with requirements and facilitate communication.
- Act as an advocate for consumers as appropriate; encourage and support self- advocacy.
- Develop and facilitate a peer support group for agency consumers.
- Develop, with consumers, individualized strategies for reducing the negative consequences of drug use and not taking medication for mental illness.
- Provide outreach intervention and referral services through the distribution of materials, information, education and prevention messages to consumers in their homes and/or in group settings.
- Promote problem solving and decision making skill development, particularly in the areas of drug use, sexual risk reduction, and medical treatment.
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The Desk Security will be responsible for:
- Responsible for ensuring a safe environment and that tenants are adhering to House Rules and program policies
- Monitor surveillance systems
- Act as role model to tenants and encourage program participation
- Provide necessary support to residents for a variety of issues
- Make hourly observation rounds and document in the communication log
- Communicate incidents to supervisory staff via written incident reports and communication log
- Attend staff meetings
- Provides frontline crisis intervention
- Answer phones and route calls as needed
- Ensure reception area is tidy
- Performs other duties as requested by supervisor
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The Wellness Coach works independently in the field, and as part of a rehabilitation services delivery team, with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living in the community, primarily, in single and scatter-site apartment and SRO housing.
Responsibilities:
- Engage people with mental illness and assist them in meeting the demands of community living and maintaining their housing by teaching them the necessary skills, and linking them to services that will support their recovery, independence and self-determination
- Conduct Group Meetings on Wellness Management
- Complete service plan reviews for all residents
- Regularly assess, correct and report apartment and personal living space inspections conditions as assigned
- Provide Case Management for residents, engage residents in setting rehabilitation and housing support goals, and collaborate with them in developing a Housing Support Plan where indicated.